Photograph: The Logs, Lyell 1876

Description"The Logs" was another name for a jail. Before jails were built heavy logs were often used to chain prisoners to. The larger building is the jail.
Man standing is John Fennel of Empire Hotel.

Henry Thomas Gorrie was a gold buyer working for the Bank of New Zealand and travelled the West Coast goldfields buying gold. In 1874 he began taking his own photo's. Through his daughter this photo is part of his collection.

Buttle family collection. Kete West Coast. Trich Devescovi.PhotographerH.T. GorrieDate of PhotoBetween 1st January 1976 and 31st December 1876Map[1] ContributorMaye Dunn‎